Soong Chingling’s Mausoleum
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Soong Chingling’s Mausoleum

Soong Chingling’s Mausoleum Though it might seem odd to suggest lazing around in a graveyard on a sunny day, this is actually one of the more beautiful and peaceful little parks in town, with a shady tree-lined glade where you can lie on the grass free...
Shanghai History Museum
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Shanghai History Museum

Shanghai History Museum Dedicated to the history of Shanghai, the museum houses more than a thousand relics and chronicles 6000 years of history from the region. If you have ever wondered what Old Shanghai was like, you can find the answer at Shanghai History Museum. Divided...
Yuz Museum
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Yuz Museum

Yuz Museum The West Bund Art area is quickly challenging (or even surpassing) the much loved urban ghetto M50 for the top art hotspot in Shanghai. The Yuz Museum plays no small part in this, offering 9000 square metres of gallery space set inside an old...
Shanghai Center of Photography
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Shanghai Center of Photography

Shanghai Center of Photography Opened in 2015 by Hong-Kong born photographer Liu Heung Shing, the Shanghai Center of Photography’s unique museum consists of a labyrinth of small rooms of varying shape and size, all extending from one central space. The elegant architecture and minimalist design makes...
Shanghai Museum
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Shanghai Museum

About Shanghai Museum: Covering four floors and almost 10,000 years of history, the Shanghai Museum hosts an extensive collection of Chinese historical and archeological material, ranging from Neolithic pottery and Zhou dynasty oracle bones, through Tang dynasty calligraphy and painting, to Qing and Ming furniture.In addition...
Shanghai Museum of Glass
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Shanghai Museum of Glass

Shanghai Museum of Glass The Shanghai Museum of Glass is one of Shanghai’s most impressive. The exhibitions of ancient and contemporary glassworks on display include some stunning specimens, but it’s the building itself that has made it one of our favourite museums in town. Set in...
Long Museum West Bund
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Long Museum West Bund

Long Museum West Bund This impressive sister venue to the Long Museum in Pudong provides a further showcase of investment tycoon Liu Yiqian and his wife Wang Wei’s enormous private art collection. The first collectors from Mainland China to be included in the ARTnews 200 Top Collectors list,...
Power Station of Art
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Power Station of Art

Power Station of Art This former power station is now China’s first state run contemporary art museum, hosting some of the city’s biggest art shows (previous exhibitions have included the 2012 and 2014 Shanghai Biennale and a massive retrospective of Andy Warhol’s work) in spectacular surrounds....